THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026
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B1Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Apple is set to unveil its first foldable iPhone at the “Surprise and Shine” event. The launch begins at 10am Pacific Standard Time on Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California. The…
C1Wednesday, 9 September 2026
The company reports that about 10,000 autonomous AI agents worked on the task at once and reached a solution in 88 hours, and that its GPT-6 Astra system needed about 17 hours to…
B2Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based Arm Holdings, says artificial intelligence will help cure cancer within our lifetimes. He argues that modelling how a DNA marker is…
B2Monday, 7 September 2026
Australia plans new legislation that would let users switch off social media algorithms. Communications Minister Anika Wells says platforms like Meta, Google and TikTok should…
C1Sunday, 6 September 2026
Warnings about uncontrollable AI sharpened this week as OpenAI claimed its new model, GPT-6 Astra, had crossed the threshold of AGI. The firm is preparing a potential $850bn…
C1Friday, 4 September 2026
OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, said the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence after releasing Astra, which the company called “the world’s most…
B1Friday, 4 September 2026
Australia is racing to build AI data centres. There are 162 already and plans for 90 more, with investment of more than A$155bn. OpenAI’s Sam Altman said Australia could be a data…
A2Thursday, 3 September 2026
Londoners can now hire autonomous taxis, as rides in Wayve’s cars were added to the Uber app. Only 15 vehicles are licensed, so getting one may be rare. The launch is small, but…
C1Wednesday, 2 September 2026
The UK government says it does not know who is using the country’s largest datacentres or for what, according to a freedom of information response. The Department for Science,…